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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Visualizing Expansion Lesson 4: Maps of the Missouri River Valley]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[In this lesson, students will compare two maps documenting the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers to discover how two different groups of people can understand the same location in varying ways. One map was created by a Mandan Indian documenting the human interaction with the region, while the second map was prepared for the federal Bureau of Topographical Engineers, and it is primarily concerned with geology. Finally, students will connect these sources to the recent Standing Rock movement to illustrate connections between historical maps and modern social justice issues.<br />
Essential Questions: What can maps and art teach us about the past? What does a visual depiction of land reveal about the people who made it? How did Native Americans and white settlers engage with expansion into the Plains differently? How can two groups of people understand the same place differently? What is the legacy of these understandings today?]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Schneider ]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1869/1907]]></dcterms:date>
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